measures against the increase of socially problematic business practices such as ‘flags of convenience’ and different forms of atypical employment and outsourcing; revision of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 to ensure proper enforcement and application of national social legislation and collective agreements for airlines having operational bases on EU territory; a revised definition of a company’s ‘principal place of business’ so as to require airlines to demonstrate substantial aviation activities in a country; EASA recommendations requiring at least 50 per cent of maintenance technicians to be directly employed, to cover all categories of ...[+++] ground staff, pilots and cabin crew;

The operator shall establish procedures and instructions for the safe operation of each aircraft type, containing ground staff and crew member duties and responsibilities, for all types of operation on the ground and in flight. Those procedures and instructions shall not require crew members to perform any activities during critical phases of flight other than those required for the safe operation of the aircraft.

We've worked with Air Canada and also with General Electric Aircraft Engines to develop an integrated diagnostic system that essentially provides diagnostic information from the aircraft when it's in operation to the ground so that it can be analysed and processed and provide feedback to Air Canada ground staff.

With regard to the positioning of cameras in the cockpit, for example, do we have the technology to transmit to the ground in real-time those images so that the crew, and the pilot in particular, would have the advantage of people on the ground helping him, advising him as to what he must or should do?

(16d) ‘act of unlawful interference’ means an act or attempted act such as to jeopardise the safety of civil aviation and air transport, namely unlawful seizure of an aircraft in flight; unlawful seizure of an aircraft on the ground; hostage-taking on board aircraft or on aerodromes; forcible intrusion on board an aircraft, at an airport or on the premises of an aeronautical facility; introduction on board an aircraft or at an airport of a weapon or hazardous device or material intended for criminal purposes; communication of false information such as to jeopardise the safety of an aircraft in flight or on the ground, of passengers, crew, ground personnel or the ge ...[+++]neral public, at an airport or on the premises of a civil aviation facility;

The US delegation noted that, in the United States, the principle that allows for selection of a single representative for a defined class or craft of employees at an airline has helped promote rights for both airline flight and ground workers to organise themselves and to negotiate and enforce collective bargaining agreements.

19. The US delegation noted that, in the United States, the principle that allows for selection of a single representative for a defined class or craft of employees at an airline has helped promote rights for both airline flight and ground workers to organise themselves and to negotiate and enforce collective bargaining agreements.

managers developing and conducting security training for security and air carrier and airport ground staff shall possess necessary certification, knowledge and experience which shall as a minimum include:

Flight crew and airport ground staff Security Training and Awareness training programme shall be conducted on initial and recurrent basis for all airport and air carrier flight and airport ground staff.

Each Appropriate Authority shall develop and implement a National Aviation Security Training Programme to enable aircrew and ground personnel to implement aviation security requirements and to respond to acts of unlawful interference with aviation.

The EP called on the Commission to bring forward proposals for intra-Community rules on flight and duty time for both aircrew and cabin crew and common training and licensing requirements for cabin crew and ground staff.

He said that despite September 11, airport ground personnel, aircraft cleaners, mechanics, baggage handlers, janitorial staff and sales clerks are still not scrutinized for proper security clearance and low cost, poorly trained employees are still at the helm of security checks.

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